Portrait of a Mother and Child

c. 1850

Luther Holman Hale

Associated Names
Luther Holman Hale

Artist, American, 1823 - 1885

The image depicts a woman holding an infant in her lap. The woman has dark, center-parted hair styled in waves and is adorned with large bows. She has dark eyes and a slightly curved mouth. The woman wears a striped dress with lace details. The infant has light hair and wears a dotted gown. They are framed by decorative floral patterns. The background is plain and neutral.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    daguerreotype with applied color

  • Credit Line

    Pepita Milmore Memorial Fund

  • Dimensions

    image (visible): 8.9 × 6.6 cm (3 1/2 × 2 5/8 in.)
    mat: 10.8 × 8.5 cm (4 1/4 × 3 3/8 in.)
    framed: 16.5 × 14 × 1.5 cm (6 1/2 × 5 1/2 × 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.180.2

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Greg French, Jamaica Plain, MA), 2010; NGA purchase, 2015.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on brass mat, bottom left embossed: HALE, ARTIST. / No. 109 WASH'N. ST / BOSTON.

Wikidata ID

Q64157644

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